Enter Shikari release new single ‘Live Outside’

The track received its first play on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show tonight, as her Hottest Record. Frontman Rou Reynolds stated that ‘Live Outside’ found the band embracing a new mentality. “I don’t think that we’ve ever gone in with the mindset that we had this time,” he stated. “This time there was a sound in mind, a focus, a direction. It felt like, ‘Yeah, this is it!'”

“I wanted to focus on melody – a lot of our songs are five songs in one, they flutter all over the place,” Reynolds continued. “This is the start of a new era.”

“Each album is a bit of a progression for us, but we did a tour last year that really impacted us – it was the first time we’ve headlined arenas, and it felt like it changed the game for us. I feel much more confident as a songwriter.”

A typically warped melding of electronics and post-hardcore, the track’s new melodic purpose is perfect for the festival stages and huge arenas that Enter Shikari have come to call home.

They also confirmed that news on their new album is coming tomorrow (August 1).